The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR.
HOW HE WILL TRAVEL AND WHAT
HE WILL SEE.
His Method of Travelling Compared to
Nashington's-Johnson's swing About
the Circle and other Tours-Tbe Pres
ident's Private Car.


hour during the time has been set down
for something. and ! venture that his
three weeks will be among the hardest Of
his presidency. In his arrangements he
has patterned after President Washing
ton. who made a grand our through the
southern states in a coach and four.
Washington fixed the time he would ar
rive and depart from every station along
his route, and he was saluted with cannon
at nearly every stopping place. His
chariot was a white one, and in il he
Travelled 1887 miles. and his trip lasted
three months. He went only through the
southern states, and he was wined and
dined everywhere.
President Cleveland. like Washington,
does not take a large ret-nue along with
him. and like him he has only his private
secretary and a friend. Dan Lamont here
takes the place Of Tobias Lear, and, 7 sup
pose. we may put Cleveland's law partner
Bisscll IN the place Of Washington's official
secretary. Mai Jackson. 4 newspaper
letter was published some time ago
stating that President Monroe was the
first executive traveller. This is-a mistake.
for Washington took two other trips beside
the one here mentioned. lie wanted Mrs.
Washington 10 60 with him upon these
excursions, but she would not, and in this
respec, our president will have the adyan-
tage Of his great predecessor.
President Cleveland * a good traveller.
He takes things easily and does not worry
about details. He will have a special car,
and will have a bathroom, bedroom and
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Of easy chairs and a piano, and the win
dows will be so large that the president
can see as well as though he were on the
roof. lie viii undoubtedly have a good
caterer along with him. and the party will
never lack sandwiches End Apollinaris
water. His car will, I understand, be at
tached to the regular train, and such
newspaper men as follow him AS special
correspondents will have the ordinary
sleepers az the regular rates.
President Cleveland adopts a new policy
in not taking his cabinet along with him
/ don't know but it is the proper one.
The people want 20 see the president, and
10 is his trip and not that Of his cabinet.
Still Arthur seldom travelled without hav-
ing Frcliughuysen. Chandler or Brewster
along with him. and Grant was accom-
panied on his trips hy several Of his secre-
tarics. When Andy Johnson made his
swing about the circle he took a whole
car load with him. and among others
Gen. Grant, who afterward said he went
because he was asked. Admiral Farra-
gut and the Mexican minister were among
the johnson party. and William II. Sew
ard. secretary Of state. and Postmaster
General Randall also were Of lbs members.
johnson spoke everywhere, and during
part Of the time he was undoubtedly
drunk. He disgraced the name Of presi-
dent. and his trip was one series OF acct
dents. II was taken nominally 10 dedi-
cate n monument TO stephen 4. Douglas
at Chicago. but il was i'm reality a politi-
cal tour. and the country recognized 10 as
such. Jackson made a similar tour, and
took with him a large number Of Wash
ingt0n officials, and Hayes had a retinue
with him when be went south.
The president is wise In taking his own
doctor along with him. II he relied upon
the doctors of the towns he visits his least
ailment would be tortured by them into
grand advertising proportions, and the
state Of his health might be used 10 bull
OF bear the stock markets. 10 was some
what so with Arthur during the collie
which he had while on his Florida tour,
and Jackson became very sick during his
tour 10 the east. He called In the doctors
at Philadelphia and was very sick at Bos-
ton-so much so, indeed, that he cut his
trip short and hurried back 20 Washing
ton by boat Since Garheld's death the
presidents have been much more closely
watched than ever before. Their slightest
ailments are reported, and the correspond
ents Of the capital now consider a bad
cold Of the president as much an item OF
news rs the calling in Of flO,OOO,OpO
worth Of government bonds.
Mr.. Cleveland is, however, in the best OF
health. His eye is brighter than II has
been for months, and his vacation at Oak
View has put new blood into his veins.
Mrs. Cleveland looks better than she
has appeared al any time since she has
been in the White House, and predict
for her praises at every station.
Mr.. Bissell, who accompanies the presi-
dent. is his old law partner, M one OF
the closest Of his friends. He is a Jolly
looking man OF fully six feet IN height
and Of about 200 pounds weight. He has
a biz. round. smooth shaver face, large
blue eyes and a very high, open forehead.
lie makes a big thing in bis law practice
at Buffalo. and the president considers
him i'm the same category as Lamont and
Meaningless one Of the friends whom
he can conhde in without fear Of guile or
Office seeking.
II is the subject Of conversation among
the superstitious at Washington that
Cleveland has chosen an unlucky day for
starting. and | understand that efforts
have been made to have him choose some
other dav than Friday. He is not afraid,
however. and il IL hardly probable that a
change will be made. These presidential
tours have been full OF accidents and
trouble 10 the presidents who have taken
them in the past, and / doubt whether
any one Of the presidents, without It be
perhaps Washington, has looked bach
over a trip Of this kind with entire salts
faction. johnson certainly did not, for he
lost by his trip what little respect yet re
NAMED for him among the people OF tht
country. Jacks0n's sickness made ms
trim n bad one: Monroe had a number OF
UNPLEASANT occurrences during his trip
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